Dans le cadre de l’affaire Neustaedter v. Alberta (Labour Relations Board), la Cour d’appel de l’Alberta (la « CAA ») a récemment confirmé une décision rendue lors d’un appel devant le Conseil des relations de travail de...more
Dans l’affaire Lesenko v. Wild Rose Ready Mix Ltd. (l’« affaire Lesenko »), la Cour du Banc du Roi de l’Alberta (la « CBRA ») a envoyé un message clair au Comité des règles de procédure et à la Cour d’appel de l’Alberta (la «...more
In a recent decision in Neustaedter v. Alberta (Labour Relations Board), the Alberta Court of Appeal (ABCA) upheld an appeal from the Alberta Labour Relations Board confirming penalties to the appellants under the Alberta...more
The Court of King's Bench, in Lesenko v. Wild Rose Ready Mix Ltd. (Lesenko), has sent a clear message to the Rules of Court Committee and the Alberta Court of Appeal about the desire for new standard of review rules for...more
Dans un récent arrêt de 257 pages, la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme, siégeant en une Grande Chambre composée de 17 juges (la « Cour »), a statué que le gouvernement de la Suisse a violé l’article 8 de la Convention...more
In a recent 257-page decision, the European Court of Human Rights, sitting as a Grand Chamber of 17 judges (Court), ruled that the Swiss government violated Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (Convention) in...more
Le nouveau règlement intitulé Règlement sur le taux d’intérêt criminel (le « Règlement ») a été annoncé le 23 décembre 2023. Il introduit plusieurs considérations importantes en matière de droit civil que doivent prendre en...more
The new Criminal Interest Rate Regulations (Regulations) announced on December 23, 2023, give rise to several important civil implications for lenders and service providers throughout Canada, even though the Regulations have...more
On January 1, 2024, new streamlined trials replaced summary trials in Alberta. In this bulletin, we summarize some of the changes between these two processes....more
The Alberta Court of King's Bench (Court) created a new common law tort of harassment in Alberta Health Services v. Johnston (Alberta Health)....more
Le 21 avril 2023, la Cour du Banc du Roi de l’Alberta (la « Cour ») a rendu sa décision dans l’affaire Terra Energy Corp (Re). Elle a rejeté la tentative du gouvernement de l’Alberta de recouvrer les arriérés de redevances...more
On April 21, 2023, the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta (Court) released its decision in Terra Energy Corp (Re). In this decision, the Court rejected the Government of Alberta’s attempt to recover oil and gas royalty arrears,...more
On March 20, 2023, the Supreme Court of British Columbia (Court) issued a decision in Ridley Terminals Inc. v. Sandvik Canada Inc. (Ridley), affirming the importance of promoting settlement in multiparty litigation and...more
On July 22, 2022, the Alberta Court of Appeal (the court) released its decision in Alberta Health Services v. Pawlowski. In the decision, the court affirmed the importance of precise and unambiguous language in injunction...more
In its recent decision (27048-D01-2022), the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) confirmed the scope and nature of its previous Module C decision, which was part of protracted regulatory and court proceedings relating to...more
The Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, in CNOOC Petroleum North America ULC v. 801 Seventh Inc., struck out material portions of two expert reports filed by the plaintiff on a pre-trial basis. This complex trial is scheduled for...more
On February 28, 2022, the Alberta Court of Appeal (ABCA) issued its decision in Remington Development Corporation v ENMAX Power Corporation 2022 ABCA 71, denying the plaintiff’s attempt to amend its pleadings on the basis...more
On April 3, 2021, a rare five-member panel of the Alberta Court of Appeal (ABCA) issued its decision in AC and JF v Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Alberta (the Decision). The lower court had granted an injunction that...more
À une époque où les données sont de plus en plus précieuses, la protection des renseignements personnels confidentiels et la cybersécurité sont devenues des préoccupations prioritaires pour bon nombre de sociétés. De plus, le...more
In an era where data has become increasingly valuable, the protection of confidential personal data and cybersecurity has risen to the forefront for many corporations. The pace of data growth has been exponential, with...more
On June 29, 2020, in AC and JF v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Alberta, the Alberta Court of Appeal (ABCA) unanimously granted an application to reconsider a decision issued by the ABCA only nine months earlier. The ABCA...more
Dans le cadre d’actions collectives putatives déposées relativement à des questions liées à l’emploi dans le contexte de la pandémie de COVID-19, les demandeurs pourraient se buter à des obstacles procéduraux. En effet, dans...more
While many climate change litigation actions have been dismissed by the U.S. courts on the basis of the failure of plaintiffs to establish standing, including in the most recent decision of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of...more
Recently, several Canadian youths aged 10 to 19, filed a lawsuit against the Government of Canada and the Attorney General of Canada over climate change, alleging violations of their rights under the Canadian Charter of...more
Climate change litigation continues to evolve in many jurisdictions and Canada has seen its fair share of proceedings seeking to hold governments and the oil and gas, energy and power industries responsible for carbon dioxide...more